1977

1977

1977-78

Begins publicly sharing his discoveries by holding lectures for racers on riding technique.

1977-78

Begins to apply training techniques to self and wins 11 out of 12 California events in GP and other classes.

1977-79

Active member, board of directors, AFM race club.

1979

Retires from Superbike racing.

1979

Keith hooks up with Richard Lovell and forms the California Superbike School. Richard came to America with the idea of starting a track school from his experience at Brands Hatch where he worked for the track’s own school. On calling around to magazines, Keith’s name was given to him as the guy who trained riders. The two established and ran the schools together until Richard went on to family business in Wisconsin in 1987.

1980

Starts the first high performance school, the California Superbike School.

1981

Contracts with Kawasaki Motors Corp. to train dirt-tracker Wayne Rainey in roadracing techniques. The rest is history, he goes on to win three 500GP World Championships and AMA Superbike Championship.

1982

1982

Develops the no-brakes rider-training format, used by many.

1983

Becomes first teacher to break riding into specific drills and employs them at schools.

1983

Coaches Steve Wise for Honda race team. Steve was fearless but crashed a lot. After coaching, he made it into the winners circle 11 out of the next 13 Superbike and Formula 1 races with Keith as his coach.

1984

Works with Superbike champion Wes Cooley for Kawasaki. Team Muzzy/Kawasaki staff member, Sparky Edmondson said “What did you do to him, I’ve never seen anything like that before!” after Keith brought him from a string of distant 7th place type finishes to winners’ circle after coaching him for only one race!

1984

Develops the panic-stop training bike.

1984

Works with national champion dirt-tracker Ricky Graham to start his roadracing career for Honda.

1984

First Twist book translated into Japanese.

1984

Keith’s first book, A Twist of the Wrist translated into German. Becomes immediate best seller.

1984

Works with national champion dirtracker Bubba Shobert to start his roadracing career for Honda. Bubba went on to win the Superbike championship.

1985

1985

Wayne Rainey likes the material The Soft Science of Roadracing Motorcycles and agrees to write notes for the book.

1986

The Soft Science of Roadracing Motorcycles is fully tested and proven to work. Keith publishes it and it is still the only workbook for racers. Daytona Winner, Dave Sadowski later says, “I don’t need you as a coach anymore, I have the book with all the answers!”

1986

Writes, produces and technically directs the world’s first rider-training video A Twist of the Wrist, The Video, based on his first book. Still number 1 in the world after 31 years.

1986

The Soft Science of Roadracing Motorcycles book translated into Japanese.

2015

2015

2015

Long time CSS student, Mike Jones wins Australian Superbike Championship.

Keith started riding in the dark ages of motorcycling, the 1950’s. He first raced in the 60’s at age 16, again in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. He went to design school; was a photographer; designed and manufactured shoes for the stars; sold pretzels on the street; was a full on drug addict in the 60’s; cleaned up with Dianetics; became a writer, inventor and dedicated himself to understanding and teaching the art of riding motorcycles. He was the first person to put words to roadracing and riding, and his research continues today.

Keith lives in Glendale, California with his soul mate of 43 years, Judy. He has one son, Dylan.